ZIP 70737 recorded 222 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,351 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ascension Parish, LA.
1,351 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 180 | |
| 2023 | 442 | |
| 2024 | 372 | |
| 2025 | 222 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70737 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 229 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 127 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 119 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 90 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 85 | 6.3% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70737 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 91 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 61 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 57 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 49 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 114 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 36 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 32 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 24 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 109 | 24.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70737 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 319% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $261,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70737.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzales | 1,341 | |
| 2 | Prairieville | 3 | |
| 3 | Sorrento | 3 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,351 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.